Some lying snow in some areas but it is starting to fall in the coming days. Yesterday some places struggled to get above freezing, whilst the milder air was already arriving in south west england. By tomorrow most of us will be in double figures, maybe even higher for parts of wales and western england. We have lost the cold air, the winds have changed direction, bringing the milder air across the country. And weve also got some sunshine this afternoon, not for eve ryo ne sunshine this afternoon, not for everyone but where we have it, 11 celsius, feeling quite plus and. More cloud the further west you are. Showers fading and losing intensity during the afternoon. A mild day for all. A fairly quiet evening. Some icy stretches across eastern parts of scotla nd icy stretches across eastern parts of scotland and north east england. 0ur of scotland and north east england. Our next spell of wet and windy weather then arrives from the west through tomorrow. But it will be a much milder night
To kill muslims. The 8 Year Old Girl stabbed to death in her home. A man understood to be herfather has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. The head of the army warns that britains military may struggle to respond to future threats without more money. And another Royal Wedding at windsor this year. Princess eugenie is engaged to her long term boyfriend jack brooksbank. Coming up on sportsday on bbc news. Northern ireland boss Michael Oneill turns down the chance to become the new manager of scotland saying its not the right opportunity at this moment. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Theres fresh evidence tonight of the intense strain hospitals across the uk are under, as the nhs struggles to deal with winter pressures. Weve spent four days the University Hospital of north tees in the north east of england. The a e department there has some of the best waiting times in england, even though the trust is rated as requiring improvement. Our team witnessed patie
Done to improve uptake. We will also talk a mother whose daughter swallowed a small button battery, as doctors warn of a spike in cases and life changing injuries that can result from it. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. Were also talking about social media this morning as a report suggests that were falling out of love with it. Concerns about fake news, social anxiety and Cyber Bullying are partly to blame. Let us know if youve deleted your accounts, or if youre just using social media less. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the hashtag victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. The head of the army will warn today that britains military risks falling behind that of its enemies unless it gets additional investment. In a speech to the defence think tank, the Royal United Services institute, general sir nick carter is expected to say that russia now has superio
Open more details at half past. Alina has all the weather. Is that the last of the snow . Maybe the last day for a while that i talk about snow, things turning milder but also wetter and windier. All the details later. Thank you very much. Also coming up. What could be better than one Royal Wedding in one year, well, two, of course. Buckingham palace announces prince andrews daughter Princess Eugenie is getting married. Hello everyone, this is afternoon live. Pressure is continuing to mount on the ukip leader henry bolton after a string of resignations of senior members this morning. The partys assistant deputy leader, and its immigration, trade, education, and local government spokesmen have all quit, joining the deputy leader margot parker, who resigned last night. Theyve all stood down in protest at henry boltons refusal to quit as leader following a string of revelations about his private life even though the Party Executive backed a vote of no confidence in him. Our Political Corr
Of the house of commons of commons defence select committee. We will be speaking to a blog about by young women are failing to get smear tests. Now on bbc news its time for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Im hugh woozencroft. Theres sad news this evening as football mourns former england captain and radio summariser Jimmy Armfield who has died aged 82. I have always tried to be loyal. Ive never left blackpool. I think thats what it is. It was just the generation i was brought up in. Its bad timing for Michael Oneill, as he decides not to take the scotland job hell be staying as on Northern Irelands manager. And its a no go for novak. Djojkovic is beaten by 21 year old south korean heyong chung at the australian open. Also coming up on the programme. Well hear Richie Andersons story, as the sunday League Footballer prepares to come out as gay to his team mates. This is really hard for me to do. But i kind of felt like. Applause good evening. a national hero, a great england c